‘The skyline changed’:End of an era for power station as new energy chapter begins

‘The skyline changed’:End of an era for power station as new energy chapter begins

The Wallerawang power plant’s two chimneys have towered over the town for decades,but on Wednesday they were demolished as the town looks to the future.

  • byLaura Chung

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Hype or holy grail:What’s driving the hydrogen rush?
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Hype or holy grail:What’s driving the hydrogen rush?

What is green hydrogen? How could it help the environment? And what’s its future in Australia?

  • byNick Toscano
CSIRO and Ampol fund start-up to take green hydrogen tech off-grid

CSIRO and Ampol fund start-up to take green hydrogen tech off-grid

CSIRO and Ampol have funded a new company to develop hydrogen batteries that could replace diesel generators in remote off-grid areas.

  • byStuart Layt
Callide incident highlights how Queensland’s grid is set to change

Callide incident highlights how Queensland’s grid is set to change

Widespread power outages on Tuesday have alerted many to the issues surrounding Queensland’s power grid,and experts hope it sparks more discussion about the future of power.

  • byStuart Layt
Global pioneer:Outback WA is going off grid to fix cyclone,bushfire outages

Global pioneer:Outback WA is going off grid to fix cyclone,bushfire outages

Storms or bushfires that down power lines and disrupt supply are the nightmare of grids around the world. Western Australia has found an alternative -- taking remote customers completely off the grid.

  • byRob Verdonck
Asian shoppers,greyer citizens and climate:three megatrends shaping NSW

Asian shoppers,greyer citizens and climate:three megatrends shaping NSW

What’s in store for NSW in the coming decade and beyond?

  • byMatt Wade
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Power failure:Homes hit by solar limits as distributors protect network,and profits

Power failure:Homes hit by solar limits as distributors protect network,and profits

Thousands of Victorian homeowners are being told by state’s energy distributors that if they get solar connected,their contribution of power to network will be kept to zero.

  • byClay Lucas
Households set for further hip-pocket relief on energy bills

Households set for further hip-pocket relief on energy bills

Low wholesale electricity prices have driven power costs for both residential and small business customers to their lowest levels in years.

  • byRob Harris
What are big batteries and how could they reshape the electricity grid?
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Renewables

What are big batteries and how could they reshape the electricity grid?

Australia’s first “big” battery worked so well there are now more than 40 built or planned across the country. How do these batteries work?

  • byNick O'Malley andMike Foley
How is Australia travelling with the switch to electric cars?
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How is Australia travelling with the switch to electric cars?

Electric cars will become a part of the power grid one day – and many countries are speeding ahead with uptake. So why is Australia stuck in the slow lane?

  • byMike Foley
What is carbon capture and storage (and does it work)?
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What is carbon capture and storage (and does it work)?

In part three of our Future Power series,we unpack carbon capture and storage. What are the hopes for it? And why is it so devilishly hard to pull off?

  • byNick O'Malley